Cobweb in the Corner

This is my very first piece on here. Pleased to meet you! I was attempting to capture myself as I was at around nine or ten years old, and this has ended up decidedly nostalgic. If I was still the outgoing person I was five years ago I would gladly share this with my real-world peers, but I've lost whatever artistic courage I originally had. This is kind of about that.

I was born in a valley next to a river that runs through a city built on the conviction that oh, yes, I am captain of my soul and I am indelible so long as I stand up

I walked through the trees and breathed in the waterfall I wandered in the moss and pretended the raven spoke to me instead of the mountains

I left tracks in the sand that were lost in the sigh of the waves I looked into a tide pool and told myself I too was a ripple over the glassy eye of a fish

The underside of the market fountain was a secret grotto just as the man two booths down was a fairy in disguise The sound of the city carried the lone guitarist's strums They sang the way they did every Saturday and I wasn't yet too small inside to dance

But, you see, I don't sing so strong anymore It's been a long time since I really ran I'm forgetting how to build a castle out of a cardboard box and what I have left is my walking shoes and my pen

There's no use dwelling on what's only half within reach Someday my past could be my future But for now I'll just spin a quiet cobweb in the corner and frame my thoughts in dust and gossamer alone

Oh how wonderful it was to have that childhood adventure running through your veins. I like your poem. Continue writing, who knows maybe you will be able to coax the child inside of you out of its hiding place with poetry.

Wow. If this is truly your first poem, then you are an absolutely amazing writer. You get at a child's perspective very well and were able to convey a lot of emotion. But the thing I really love about this poem is that you used it to say more than just "being a kid's great". My favorite line had to be "Someday my past could be my future". Please keep writing! You have a lot of talent. :)